US9885103B2 - Alloy coated workpieces - Google Patents

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US9885103B2
US9885103B2 US14/425,134 US201314425134A US9885103B2 US 9885103 B2 US9885103 B2 US 9885103B2 US 201314425134 A US201314425134 A US 201314425134A US 9885103 B2 US9885103 B2 US 9885103B2
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    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
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    • C23F—NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL; MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASS C23 AND AT LEAST ONE PROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
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  • This invention relates to a method for providing alloy-coated work-pieces or components.
  • the invention principally is concerned with producing ferrous products that are protected against corrosion by a coating, in particular a zinc-containing coating provided by use of a powder of zinc or of a zinc based powder comprising an elemental mix or zinc alloy.
  • Zinc coatings applied by hot dipping and, to a lesser extent by electroplating, have achieved notable success in protecting ferrous components and products. They enable good protection against white zinc corrosion products, as well as against red rust corrosion resulting from corrosion of the ferrous base.
  • electroplating and hot dipping are capital intensive and suitable for large ferrous products and for elongate ferrous material such as sheet, strip and wire.
  • Another process enabling formation of zinc or zinc alloy coatings, for protecting ferrous components against corrosion utilises zinc or zinc alloy powder or flake dispersed in a liquid.
  • the powder dispersion can be applied to ferrous components by dipping, brushing or spraying, or in any other suitable manner.
  • the component then is heated to a temperature at which the liquid is vapourized, decomposed or cured to provide a zinc or zinc-containing coating.
  • the process is conducted to form a hard, wear resistance coating on the component.
  • the heating is at a temperature and for a period of time such that the iron of the substrate diffuses into the coating. Examples of this type of process, for a variety of metal powders and component types, are provided in the following patent references:
  • Zinc coatings also can be applied to ferrous components by a process widely known as Sherardising, invented in about 1900. Named after its inventor, Sheradising involves the burying of ferrous components in a bed of inert particulate filler, such as silica or alumina, in which a small quantity of zinc-containing powder is dispersed.
  • the bed also may contain a material, such as clay.
  • a housing containing the bed and buried components then is heated for several hours while the housing is rotated. The heating is to a temperature at which zinc is able to diffuse in a vapour phase to form a diffusion coating on the components by reaction with iron from the component surfaces. In the process, oxygen needs to be excluded to prevent the zinc from being oxidised.
  • a profiled structure of steel sheet is fogged in metal powder in a chamber, the powder is electrostatically deposited over the sheet, the sheet is heat treated to form a coating by a diffusion process, and the sheet then is cooled.
  • What “fogged” or “fogging” entails is not explained, but these terms seem to be intended to denote exposure to a smoke-like atmosphere of zinc dust.
  • mechanical plating is effective for applying zinc, tin or other ductile metal to components.
  • a batch of components is charged to a barrel, with glass beads and fine powder or dust of the ductile metal to form a coating on the components.
  • impacting and hammering energy is imparted to the components by the glass beads, with the powder or dust particles caused to cold weld to the surfaces of the components.
  • the process results in a strongly adherent coating that is slightly porous, with a matte finish, and that provides corrosion protection to the coated components.
  • the process is suitable for protecting a wide variety of relatively small components, and is widely used to provide corrosion protection for fasteners, such as bolts and self-tapping screws, including high-strength fasteners used in automotive body construction, particularly those having a hardness level above about 40 on the Rockwell C scale.
  • the coating can be a single layer, or of at least two layers, depending for example on the environment in which corrosion protection is to be obtained, and whether another property such as low friction is to be attained.
  • Modification (2) showed a further improvement, of up to 290 hours without red rust and 99 hours without white rust.
  • the present invention is directed to providing an alternative process for forming a protective coating on ferrous components to improve corrosion resistance.
  • the process is applied to uncoated ferrous components. That is, the exposed surfaces of the components, on which the coating is to be produced by mechanical plating, are to be bare metal surfaces, necessary to enable the required diffusion forming an Fe/Zn intermetallic layer.
  • the components are to be free of any film or layer, such as formed by a treatment to provide corrosion resistance or by phosphating, painting or the like, applied prior to them being subjected to mechanical plating in accordance with the present invention.
  • the components are not Sherardised prior to being subjected to mechanical plating.
  • the mechanical plating preferably is preceded by a treatment suitable for the purpose of ensuring that the exposed surfaces are clean and conditioned surfaces of the ferrous metal of the components, as explained in the general procedure set out below.
  • the components typically will have been treated according to standard mechanical plating procedures recommended for use with formulations, such as those available under the registered trade mark ALZIN.
  • the components may be treated with a hot alkaline cleaner, followed by an acid pickle and rinsing.
  • Components free of oil are charged to a plating housing, usually an inclined barrel open at its upper end, such as of hexagonal or octagonal cross-section.
  • the components can be cleaned in the housing, if required, using a proprietary descaler/degreaser.
  • some components can be in a condition enabling mechanical plating without clean, with reliance on starter formulations for cleaning.
  • the components and impact media are loaded into the housing in about equal volumes, or with a greater volume of the media for heavier components or where a thicker coating is to be formed.
  • the media of preference comprises glass beads of mixed sizes, ranging from about 4 mesh size up to about 60 mesh.
  • a liquid, most usually water is added to the housing in a quantity such that the liquid level is from about 20 to 50 mm ahead of the contents of the housing as it is rotated during plating.
  • the contents of the housing in the general procedure may be at a temperature of about 20 to 30° C., although plating outside that range is possible.
  • the rate of plating increases with temperature, to an extent that moderate heating may be needed for start-up at lower temperatures. Apart from this, heating is not required, while it is conceivable that mild cooling could be beneficial under extremely hot conditions, particularly as the temperature of the contents of the housing usually rises during plating.
  • a starter formulation is added to the housing to ensure the correct conditions for plating.
  • the starters can be used with separate acid sources.
  • Initial rotation of the housing such as for a couple of minutes, distributes the starter throughout the contents of the housing.
  • a coppering and/or a tinning formulation may be added to the housing and, in combination with the starter, provides a base on the components facilitating controlled plating.
  • the coppering and/or tinning action requires several minutes, after which a promoter formulation is added to the housing to promote ongoing plating of the components.
  • the zinc metal-containing medium has not been added to the housing, A small quantity of that zinc medium is added to form a “flash” coating which gives a good base for further plating.
  • All of the zinc medium then is added and, while this can be by a single addition, better plating results from successive additions of several small quantities.
  • the pH is monitored to ensure plating is not stopped by the pH rising above 2.0.
  • the coating thickness is monitored and, when the required thickness is achieved, remaining powder is removed to enable consolidation of the coatings formed. Thereafter, the components are rinsed and separated from the plating liquid, and coated with a chromate finish and with a sealant which substantially increases the duration of corrosion protection imparted to the components.
  • the IRIS paper proposes mechanical plating as a possible way in which to improve corrosion protection already provided by a prior step of Sherardising, with it widely recognised that Sherardising alone provides a higher level of corrosion protection than achieved by conventional mechanical plating.
  • the present invention is believed to provide the first proposal that utilises a step of heating after conventional mechanical plating of the components.
  • conventional mechanical plating provides a porous coating that provides a lower level of corrosion protection in comparison with some other coating methods.
  • heat treatment step following mechanical plating of components that, prior to that plating were uncoated, enables the attainment of a level of corrosion protection that is significantly improved over the mechanical plating without the heat treatment.
  • the improved performance in corrosion resistance attained by the process of the invention is attributed to the nature of the Fe/Zn intermetallic produced by the solid-solid diffusion.
  • the Fe/Zn intermetallic enables better corrosion resistance despite the porosity of the coating produced by mechanical plating being.
  • the intermetallic resulting from solid-solid diffusion is found to be substantially pore-free. This evidently is due to the solid-solid diffusion proceeding from each of relatively densely packed points of solid-solid, metal-to-metal contact between individual powder particles and the surface of the ferrous component, with the diffusion from each point proceeding on a front that expands both inwardly and across the component surface so the fronts overlap and produce a substantially pore-free intermetallic surface zone.
  • the process of the present invention provides a level of improvement such that the corrosion resistance attained is at least comparable, and in many instances superior, to that attained by Sherardising, while it also can be at least comparable to the levels of corrosion resistance provided by the modifications suggested by the IRIS paper.
  • This has significant benefits in that the process of the invention not only provides a more simple corrosion protection process but also one which avoids the substantial time and costs involved in a preceding stage of coating, such as by Sherardising.
  • the IRIS paper understates the cost of Sherardising as being only 50% of the cost of Zn-electroplating. The cost of Sherardising itself is substantial. Also, Sherardising is a relatively slow process due to a slower rate of vapor to solid diffusion. Also, Sherardising is wasteful in its utilisation of zinc and it, of course, necessitates a substantial capital expenditure and operating costs both of which, for many forms of components, can be obviated by the process of the present invention.
  • the zinc metal-containing powder may simply comprise zinc powder, and this is found to provide excellent corrosion protection by application in accordance with the invention. While other powders can provide comparable corrosion protection, some powder mixtures of zinc and at least one other metal, and some zinc alloys, are able to provide a higher level of corrosion protection, at least as determined by salt spray testing in accordance with ASTM B117. Powder mixtures of zinc with up to about 25 wt % tin, such as from about 6 to 20 wt % tin can be particularly beneficial in further improving corrosion protection, while zinc alloys with tin up to the same levels behave similarly.
  • the zinc metal-containing powder may have a particle size that can vary as for conventionally used mechanical plating. The powder size may be from 2 to 30 ⁇ m, preferably from 3 to 8 ⁇ m
  • each of those options can include up to about 15 wt % aluminium, up to 6 wt % magnesium, and a combination of aluminium and magnesium up to those respective limits.
  • Silicon at no more than 0.8 wt % can be present in an alloy powder, but silicon preferable is not used in a powder blend.
  • copper can be present at up to about 0.8 wt % while, in each case, manganese can be present, but at a level not exceeding 0.1 wt %
  • the zinc powder, zinc powder blend or zinc alloy powder most preferably is free of hard metals that are incompatible with mechanical plating.
  • hard metals include nickel, titanium, tungsten and molybdenum.
  • Other metals can be present but, in general, do not provide an improvement over the powders detailed as able to be used.
  • Other metals preferably are present at a level not exceeding 0.5 wt % each, and not exceeding about 2.5 wt % in aggregate.
  • uncoated ferrous components are charged to an open ended and inclined, rotatable housing, along with glass beads providing an impacting medium and a sufficient quantity of the required zinc metal-containing powder.
  • the zinc metal-containing powder is not in a mixture with inert particulate material and, unlike processes using powder dispersed in a liquid to be painted on components, it does not contain a binder.
  • the powder preferably contains aids usual in mechanical plating, such as detailed above.
  • the housing may be of a form usually employed for mechanical plating.
  • the mechanical plating does not require heating. Rather the mechanical plating is conducted without heating and under ambient conditions. Those conditions include operation in the prevailing ambient atmosphere.
  • it is not necessary to operate in an atmosphere that has an appropriately low oxygen content, such as not more than about 100 ppm, in order to meet the Sherardising requirement for avoidance of oxide contamination of the coating as otherwise would result during heating.
  • the mechanical plating of step (a) of the present invention is continued for a period of time appropriate to achieve the required coating thickness.
  • the coating thickness can range from about 2 to 150 ⁇ m, such as from 10 to 75 ⁇ m.
  • a period of time for the mechanical plating can range from 0.5 hours, but preferably does not exceed 2.5 hours. This period is determined solely by the required coating thickness as temperature is not a relevant parameter.
  • Sherardising temperature is an important parameter, and quoted figures range widely, such as from 200 to 500° C., but more usually from 300 to 450° C., with published data on the ArmorGalv process indicating 315 to 450° C.
  • the duration of the step typically is relatively short and can ranges from about 0.5 to 4 hours, preferably from 0.5 to 3.5 hours, such as from 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
  • the generally shorter time for laying down the coating by the mechanical plating step is attributable to the coating being formed by impacting and hammering energy imparted by the glass beads, rather than by reliance on the relatively slower mechanism of thermal diffusion galvanising on which Sherardising is based.
  • the coated components are heated in a housing that either is open to the atmosphere or maintains an atmosphere having a low oxygen content, such as below about 100 ppm, at a positive over-pressure.
  • the heating is to a temperature at which solid-solid diffusion producing Fe/Zn intermetallic is produced.
  • the temperature may be from 315 to 415° C., but preferably is from 360 to 380° C.
  • the duration of heating may be for from about 0.4 to 3 hours, preferably from 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
  • Forced cooling such as water quenching, can be used, although it is sufficient and acceptable for the components to be allowed to cool naturally, such as by air-cooling.
  • step (b) of the invention After heating in step (b) of the invention the coating exhibits cracks, like coatings produced by Sherardising. However, unlike Sherardised coatings, the coatings as produced in step (a) exhibit porosity.
  • the components after step (a) of the invention as with mechanically plated components in general, exhibit a good, useful level of corrosion resistance for many applications, although the level is below the achievable by the Sherardising process. Despite this, it surprisingly is found that after proceeding beyond step (a), to complete steps (b) and (c) of the invention, the corrosion resistance imparted to the components by the resultant coating resulting from the solid-solid diffusion is raised to a higher level, making the components suitable for a much wider range of applications.
  • the coating produced by the overall process of the invention can still exhibit some apparent porosity, this does not detract from the significant and substantial increase in the level of corrosion resistance achieved over the level of corrosion resistance achieved from conventional mechanical plating alone.
  • the level of improvement is such that corrosion protection at least comparable to that obtained by Sherardising can be achieved by use of the present invention.
  • a table at page 12 of the Delnorth paper categorises the corrosion resistance of the coating formed by mechanical plating as “Moderate”, in line with the performance of hot dipping and dip/spin and compared to “Moderate to Good for Alloys” for electroplating and “Excellent” for ArmorGalv Thermal Diffusion.
  • Page 6 of that Delnorth paper refers to tests still underway as at Jul. 1, 2009, confirming it provides a relatively contemporary data. Also, at page 7, salt spray results of greater than 1,000 hours are indicated as common with ArmorGalv.
  • step (b) of the invention is achieved under conditions that are significantly different to those obtaining in Sherardising.
  • Step (a) of the process of the invention the coating formed by mechanical plating is built up by individual particles of the zinc metal-containing powder being cold welded as flattened micro-platelets on the surfaces of the components and on previously cold welded platelets. A progressive build-up of platelets results from the impacting and hammering action of the glass beads and occurs without solid-solid diffusion.
  • the solid-solid diffusion during step (b) occurs in the present invention in the completely formed coating resulting from step (a). As a consequence, diffusion of iron from the components is able to progress through the coating, from the interface between surfaces of the components and their coatings.
  • the coating achieved by Sherardising processes such as ArmorGalv are described as involving zinc vapour that contacts the components so that zinc initially condensing on the surfaces of the components forms Fe/Zn intermetallic.
  • iron is able to diffuse from the surfaces of the components and through the intermetallic coating being built up, with condensing zinc also able to diffuse through the forming intermetallic coating through to the component surfaces.
  • the coating produced by step (a) of the invention can exhibit porosity.
  • the coating produced by step (a) can be free of pores, with increasing levels of tin favouring a pore free coating.
  • the level of porosity can decrease with the period of time over which step (a) is conducted, due to an increasingly thicker coating being formed and a resultant increase in the percentage of the surface area of the components over which platelets are cold welded in forming the coating.
  • increasing coating thickness tends not to avoid some residual porosity usually remains after step (a).
  • salt spray test results achieved with components coated in accordance with the present invention indicate that the effect of the porosity is ameliorated, if not fully offset, by the solid-solid diffusion achieved in step (b) of the invention.
  • step (b) The reasons for the improved corrosion resistance achieved by the invention over conventional mechanical plating are not fully understood at this stage. Indications are that the improvement results from the different conditions under which solid-solid diffusion occurs in step (b), compared with the conditions applying in Sherardising. At least to a degree, it seems that solid-solid diffusion in step (b) may result in a reduction in the size of pores where the coating resulting from step (a) is porous, while there also may be migration of zinc during step (b), from the coating, to the surface of components exposed by the pores. However, at least under some conditions, components treated by the process of the invention can exhibit minor red rust spots after an early stage of salt spray testing but, although this does not deteriorate during further protracted testing and the end result is that the components exhibit excellent long-term corrosion resistance.
  • the minor rust spots are not such, for example, as to make difficult the unthreading of a nut and bolt assembly protected by coatings formed in accordance with the invention.
  • the minor rust spots do not indicate base metal corrosion, that is, corrosion of the component below the coating, but rather colouring from oxidation of iron drawn from surface intermetallic.
  • FIG. 1 is a photomicrograph of an example zinc coated component prepared in accordance with teachings disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 2 is a photomicrograph of an example zinc coated component prepared in accordance with teachings disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 3 is a photomicrograph of an example zinc coated component prepared in accordance with teachings disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 4 is a photomicrograph of an example zinc coated component prepared in accordance with teachings disclosed herein.
  • step (a) of the process was conducted by using a standard mechanical plating procedure utilising an aqueous solution with the addition of inhibited acid for cleaning and pH control and a cleaning process to remove all oxides and produce a surface suitable for further processing.
  • the processing steps after cleaning comprised:
  • a quantity of components comprising 1.3 Kg of 12 ⁇ 50 Hexagon head T17 steel roofing screws was processed in 2 liters of impact media (40% 5 mm, 40% 3 mm and 20% 0.7 mm) using the above standard procedure. 90 grams of zinc powder with a nominal particle size 4.5 ⁇ m was used to achieve a desired plating thickness. The zinc powder was added in 6 ⁇ 15 gram increments at intervals of 3 minutes. A period of 10 to 12 minutes was allowed after last addition of zinc for plating completion and polishing. The components then were rinsed and separated without any additional treatments. The coating thickness achieved was approximately 55 ⁇ m.
  • a quantity of components comprising 1.2 Kg of 12 ⁇ 50 Hexagon head T17 steel roofing screws and 200 grams of 5 mm ⁇ 10 mm long flat head semi tubular steel rivets were processed in 2 liters of impact media (40% 5 mm, 40% 3 mm & 20% 0.7 mm) using the above standard procedure.
  • 60 grams of blended zinc and tin powders were used to achieve desired plating thickness.
  • the zinc powder had a nominal particle size 4.5 ⁇ m while the tin powder grade was ⁇ 325 mesh.
  • the composition of the blended powder was Zn-80% and Sn-20%.
  • the blended powder was added in 6 ⁇ 10 gram increments at intervals of 3 minutes. About 10-12 minutes was allowed after last addition of powder for plating completion and polishing.
  • the components then were rinsed and separated with no additional treatment.
  • the coating thickness achieved was approximately 35 ⁇ m.
  • Example 2 Ten samples of zinc coated components produced by Example 1 were placed in a 1 m diameter fan-forced oven that was preheated to a temperature of 320° C. The components were supported in a steel mesh cage. The parts were held for 120 minutes and then removed with the cage and allowed to cool in air. The screws were cross-sectioned, polished to 1 ⁇ m abrasive and etched in a mild caustic solution. There was a clear intermetallic layer formed, as illustrated in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
  • Example 3 was repeated, with ten other zinc coated components produced by Example 1, except that the oven temperature was 380° C. and the components were held at that temperature for 30 minutes. Again the screws were cross-sectioned, polished to 1 ⁇ m abrasive and etched in mild caustic solution. There was a clear intermetallic layer formed, as seen in FIG. 2 .
  • Example 2 Ten samples of zinc-coated screw components produced by Example 1 were placed in a glass tube that then was flushed with argon. The glass tube was closed at one end and, after insertion of the components, the other end was closed, sealing the screws in an argon atmosphere. The glass-encased screws were placed in a wire mesh basket and placed in a 1 m diameter fan-forced oven that was preheated to a temperature of 380 C. The parts were held for 120 minutes and then removed with the cage and allowed to cool in air. The glass capsules were then broken and the screws released.
  • the screws were cross-sectioned, polished to 1 ⁇ m abrasive and etched in a mild caustic solution. There was a clear intermetallic layer formed, as shown in FIG. 3 .

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